TheGrandWazoo
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Interesting is that Solars 65724-6 from Weymouth have apparently appeared at Bath on loan as they're short of vehicles - taken from FHD forum.
Regarding the gas 'deckers, they will (if First gets the money) be Scania-based E400 MMCs. It is only Scania which is pursuing the gas-powered double-decker at the moment and hence there are no other possibilities as to who will build them...
Sorry but I didn't format that well. The PVR for Service 5 is 4 vehicles.
That's okay, I meant there are five Darts usually in use on the 72, not five as in from Route 5
I'm guessing that now four E400s have moved from Hengrove to Weston the X5 is now fully double decker?
I've always looked at 47435-47448 on the 8/9, 47449-47465 for the 24 and 47567-47571 for the 24 also. Saying that, 47435 was on the 24 last week and 47568 was on the 9.
There is a picture of 39191 on test near Hengrove. Have to say it looks fantastic!
Interesting is that Solars 65724-6 from Weymouth have apparently appeared at Bath on loan as they're short of vehicles - taken from FHD forum.
Have 4 e400s moved - I'd only seen 2 listed( 33506/47) but I'm not surprised. So much going on!
TheGrandWazoo said:In terms of Streetlites, I typed in "first 47450" into Flickr as a trial. 6 had it caught on 8/9. 3 on the 24, and 1 each on 90, 20, 71 (plus 3 I couldn't place - blank desti). Do the same for 47442 and its 11 on the 8/9 and 3 shots on the 24/25 - shows they do get about even if the plan is otherwise. Mind you, that's balanced compared to Bath's route allocations!!
TheGrandWazoo said:Got a link for 39191? When did the last dual door bus operate for First/Cityline in Bristol? Ex London Lances on 8/9?
Yes, 33508 and 33550 have gone over as well.
Yeah, you'll find the odd one will snake off onto something different. There does generally seem to be a pattern though (most of the time anyway!)
As for Bath, don't even get me started on their allocations! The only routes which I can say have a somewhat standard allocation is the 14 and the X39, and even they can be a little bit off! When I got the 319 from Kingswood the other day (which turned out to be 32937), I had no idea what would appear! we all know about that though.
Edit: Saying that, 47463 and 47568 are both on the 8/9 today
If you're a member of the First Bus Enthusiasts group on Facebook, it's on there. Request to join the group and one of the mods should add you on virtually straight away.
If not, I'll copy the link later
47459 was one of the Streetlites working 50/51 yesterday.
I'm amazed there are still singles on double deck boards - surely most of the ex Leicester vehicles should be running now? I'm sure we aren't short of deckers. What ever happened to those Yorkshire ALXs coming down to us?
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I assume they're bringing in loans to replace the white B7s?
Looks like Hengrove will be completely DDA compliant if this continues.
It should bring a more accurate prediction that Bath will see new vehicles this year.
So that should be only 32940/1 left at Hengrove. And yet last year this time Hengrove had more non DDA compliant vehicles than LH and Bath had about 7/8 non DDA vehicles and now has 13!
Do we know what's replaced the Tridents at Hengrove? Have 32349-54 moved over to Bristol?
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I see the mystery of 42557 has been solved, it is now with First Essex.
Noted 66940 on the 44, 42910 on the 48A and 66347 on the X74. An ALX400 was also on the 0820 37 arrival into Bristol this morning, that always used to be a Dart.
I note there may be only two Tridents 32940/1 remaining at Hengrove. What services are these likely to be used on?
I note there may be only two Tridents 32940/1 remaining at Hengrove. What services are these likely to be used on?
Not a surprise on 42557 - moved to Clacton??
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Is that a Bath Dart or a bit of number swapping (e.g. 42901?)
If you're a member of the First Bus Enthusiasts group on Facebook, it's on there. Request to join the group and one of the mods should add you on virtually straight away.
If not, I'll copy the link later
Interesting is that Solars 65724-6 from Weymouth have apparently appeared at Bath on loan as they're short of vehicles - taken from FHD forum.
A few things from the Bath Customer Pannal meeting last night
Plans for the 174 to serve norton seem to be looking likely but its proving a issue as they would really like it to serve the same stop of the other busses that run Bath - Norton and not the town hall stop.
the 37 and 319 should be fully deckers before the end of the month
the Fast track scania's will go to westbury as there are less drivers to type train
possible plans for route consultation in the future ahead of changes
it sounds like we can expect to see some changes in April as well to other routes
Very unusual working right now, 32007 (I think, one of the purple ALX400s at least and fully branded so not a new repaint) on a 1 to Westbury! Any ideas?
Very unusual working right now, 32007 (I think, one of the purple ALX400s at least and fully branded so not a new repaint) on a 1 to Westbury! Any ideas?
Not particularly surprising about 319, but i'm a bit surprised about 37 getting deckers.
Hopefully my constant moaning to First has done something about 174 - it'll be interesting to see what happens, as well as plans for other routes.
Fast track Scanias? Is that the ex Slough and ex Weymouth Scanias (65724-6)?
Thanks as usual for updating us Matt.
Agree about the 37 and 319 - the 319 may justify deckers on a number of runs though the 37 does have the odd load into the girl's school that requires a DD as Swifty mentioned a few weeks back.
The issue with the 174 is as I mentioned - if it doesn't go via Chili, it struggles to serve the same stops in MSN.
The Scanias 65724-6 were originally allocated to FastTrack duties in Reading and still retain part of the livery IIRC
Hmm how odd. Maybe they're planning on renaming the 265 or introducing a new service to Westbury. Think I saw a purple ALX in Bristol the other day too.
And it was 32007 not 32006
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And I saw WX55 TZA the other day on the A370 with just Temple Meads Station on the front display, and a load of scrolling squiggles on the side and rear displays. Any idea about what it was doing? Possibly rail replacement?
It seems like they have already made a bit of a start on this: a consultation on Service 5 (City Centre - Oldbury Court) has opened on 6th January and is scheduled to remain open until 23rd January. This page also says that another consultation on services 42-45 and parts of the 17, 17A, 81 & 319 is coming soon.possible plans for route consultation in the future ahead of changes
it sounds like we can expect to see some changes in April as well to other routes